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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A federal grand jury on Friday charged former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin with 21 counts of public corruption, including bribery and fraud related to his dealings with city vendors following the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster.

I wonder if he'll ask for a change of venue. I would imagine that the people who have stuck by New Orleans since Katrina won't be pleased to hear that Nagin allegedly skimmed money out of the relief funds.

"The efforts of the government alone will never be enough. In the end the people must choose and the people must help themselves" ~ JFK; from his famous inauguration speech (What Democrats sounded like before today's neo-Liberals hijacked that party)

Maybe. And thats a BIG maybe... in another 10 years or so after theyre sure this is off of everyones radar. If not... hell, this is a resume enhancement for the Democrat party.

Or if he does go to prison, this is STILL a resume enhancement for when he gets out.

If Elliot Spitzer, Al Sharpton, Teddy Kennedy and the rest of the various Democrats who have committed felonies and walked can continue to function in polite society, then there is nothing that a Democrat can do that will tarnish his rep, as long as he remains a loyal party member.